5 Minnesota women getting ready for wedding killed in horrific crash by speeding driver
Horrifying video shows the moment a speeding car trying to outrun a State Trooper plowed into a vehicle carrying five Somali women, killing them all, in Minneapolis on Friday.
The footage shows the moment Derrick John Thompson, 27, smashed into the car carrying Sabiriin Ali, 17, Sahra Gesaade, 20, Salma Abdikadir, 20, Sagal Hersi, 19, and Siham Adam, 19.
The women were doing last-minute shopping at a Minneapolis mall Friday and having the tattoos applied for a friend's wedding the next day.
They were on the way home when Thompson ran a red light and smashed into them in his SUV at around 10pm. He was traveling at around 95mph - 40 miles over the 55mph speed limit, according to public officials.
Thompson survived the crash and fled his vehicle on foot to a nearby Taco Bell.
He was arrested there later and taken to the hospital. Police sources tell DailyMail.com he is expected to be released and booked into custody today.
A Minnesota State Police trooper began pursuit of the SUV on an interstate as it was speeding near 100mph where the speed limit is 55mph in south Minneapolis, according to the state's Department of Public Safety.
The SUV exited the highway before it could be pulled over and ran the red light, crashing into the women's car.
The five were regular attendees of the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in nearby Bloomington, Minnesota, according to director Khalid Omar.
'These are pearls of our community. They leave a big void. All five of them had bright futures,' he said.
